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FULL ACCOUNT FOR: Lithobates Catesbeianus Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) 2021. Species Profile Lithobates Catesbeianus FULL ACCOUNT FOR: Lithobates catesbeianus Lithobates catesbeianus System: Freshwater_terrestrial Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae Common name rana toro (Spanish), Ochsenfrosch (German), grenouille taureau (French), bullfrog (English), North American bullfrog (English), Stierkikker (Dutch) Synonym Rana catesbiana ,Shaw, 1802 Similar species Rana clamitans, Rana ridibunda Summary The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus (=Rana catesbeiana)) is native to North America. It has been introduced all over the world to over 40 countries and four continents. Many introductions have been intentional with the purpose of establishing new food sources for human consumption. Other populations have been established from unintentional escapes from bullfrog farms. Consequences of the introduction of non-native amphibians to native herpetofauna can be severe. The American bullfrog has been held responsible for outbreaks of the chytrid fungus found to be responsible for declining amphibian populations in Central America and elsewhere. They are also important predators and competitors of endangered native amphibians and fish. The control of this invasive in Europe partly relies upon increasing awareness, monitoring and education about the dangers of releasing pets into the wild. Strict laws are also in place to prevent further introductions. Eradication is achieved largely by physical means including shooting, spears/gigs, bow and arrow, nets and traps. view this species on IUCN Red List Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) 2021. Species profile Lithobates Pag. 1 catesbeianus. Available from: http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=80 [Accessed 05 October 2021] FULL ACCOUNT FOR: Lithobates catesbeianus Species Description L. catesbeianus are a large frog reaching up to 20cm in snout-to-vent length (SVL) and up to 800g in weight. They have a robust body with a wide flat head and smooth skin with no wrinkles, warts or spikes (Flores, 2005). Dorsal colour is pale green to dark olive and can have brown spots. Ventral side is white, grey or yellowish (LeClere, n.d.). As sexual maturity approaches in males the upper abdomen temporarily turns yellowish in colour (Flores, 20005). American bullfrogs have conspicuous tympanic membranes (eardrums). Mature males have tympanums twice the diameter of the eye, while mature females have tympanums about the same diameter as the eye (National Research Council, 1974). Males are also slightly smaller than females and have darkly pigmented thumb pads in contrast to the more delicate streamlined thumb of the female (National Research Council, 1974). Bullfrogs, in contrast to the similar green frog, do not have dorsolateral ridges (National Research Council, 1974; LeClere, n.d.). Tadpoles are greenish yellow with small spots, growing up to 15 cm. Notes At least 322 species of reptiles and amphibians have been naturalised across the globe; of these 14 species have had ecological impacts demonstrated or reasonably inferred (Kraus, 2009) and of these only three (brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), cane toad (Rhinella marina) and L. catesbeianus) are even moderately well studied (Kraus, 2009). Hobson and colleagues (1967 in Casper & Hendricks, 2005) reported that adult bullfrogs have a state of rest characterised by alertness without a loss of reactivity, aiding in predator avoidance. Upon disturbance, adults retreat to deeper water with a series of long leaps with a great deal of splashing (Smith, 1961 in Casper & Hendricks, 2005). Bullfrogs usually squawk when fleeing, often setting off a mass bullfrog exodus from a shoreline into deeper waters (Schwalbe & Rosen, 1999 in Casper & Hendricks, 2005). Bullfrogs may emit a piercing scream when seized, which may startle a predator enough to allow escape (Harding, 1997; Casper & Hendricks, 2005). It has been suggested that bullfrog larvae may be able to recognise cues of novel predators, which could contribute to their success as a native species in a region (Pearl et al., 2003). \r\n The bullfrog is mainly nocturnal, but a loud deep pitched bellow, can be heard during the day (CABI Bioscience, 2005). The mating call has one note that lasts 0.8 seconds at a frequency of 1.0 kHz (Encyclopedia of Life, 2009). To hear the mating call of the American bullfrog please go to Sounds of North American Frogs: The Mating Call of the Bullfrog or AmphibiaWeb. Currie and Bellis (1969 in Casper & Hendricks, 2005) found bullfrogs to have a mean activity radius of 2.6 meters in an Ontario pond. Their data suggest that home range size is reduced at higher densities and increases as the size of an individual increases, and that males have a larger home range than females. Finally, the ongoing climatic changes at global scale can modify the suitability of some areas; for example, global warming can cause an expansion of suitable areas towards higher latitude (Roura-Pascual et al., 2004; Thuiller et al., 2007 in Ficetola et al., 2007b). Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) 2021. Species profile Lithobates Pag. 2 catesbeianus. Available from: http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=80 [Accessed 05 October 2021] FULL ACCOUNT FOR: Lithobates catesbeianus Lifecycle Stages Longevity for wild bullfrogs is estimated to be eight to 10 years, although a captive specimen survived for nearly 16 years (Oliver 1955a, Goin & Goin 1962, in Casper & Hendricks 2005). Eggs: Eggs are laid in thin sheets on the water surface, covering 0.5 to 1 m², and hatching in three to five days (Bury & Whelan 1984, in Casper & Hendricks 2005). The egg batch forms a floating raft attached to vegetation (CABI Bioscience 2005). Bullfrogs are extremely prolific, producing up to 20 000 eggs per clutch (Schwalbe & Rosen 1999, in Casper & Hendricks 2005). The number of zygotes sired by successfully mating males ranged from 5000 to 59 000 (mean 11 000), with the number of resultant hatchlings ranging from 300 to 29 000 (mean 5600; Howard 1978b, in Casper & Hendricks 2005). Females may lose up to 27% of their body mass during oviposition (Judge et al. 2000, in Casper & Hendricks 2005). Larvae/Metamorphosis: Tadpoles favor warm water environments (24°C to 30°C; Brattstrom 1962b, in Casper & Hendricks 2005). The time to metamorphosis varies from a few months (in the south) to three years (in Michigan and Nova Scotia) (Collins, 1979; Bury and Whelan, 1984). The length of the larval period is negatively correlated with mean length of the frost-free period (Collins 1979, Crawshaw et al. 1992, in Casper & Hendricks 2005).\n Uses Bullfrogs have been intentionally introduced to new habitats as a food resource for humans (Moyle, 1973; Jennings & Hayes, 1985) or for biological control of insects (Jennings & Hayes, 1985; Lawler et al., 1999). They have also been introduced to some areas for farming. However frogs are difficult to farm and farming operations are often unsuccessful (Helfrich et al., 2009; Laufer et al., 2008). Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) 2021. Species profile Lithobates Pag. 3 catesbeianus. Available from: http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=80 [Accessed 05 October 2021] FULL ACCOUNT FOR: Lithobates catesbeianus Habitat Description Bullfrogs are described as occupying a wide range of aquatic habitats including lakes, ponds, swamps, bogs and backwaters (Conant, 1975; Stebbins, 1985 in Adams et al., 2003), as well as reservoirs, marshes, brackish ponds (in Hawaii), streams (Santos-Barrera et al. 2009), irrigation ponds and ditches (Govindarajulu, 2004). Adult bullfrogs prefer warmer, lentic habitats such as vegetated shoals, sluggish backwaters and oxbows, farm ponds, reservoirs, marshes, and still waters with dead woody debris and dense and often emergent vegetation (George, 1940; Holbrook, 1842; Bury & Whelan, 1984 in Casper & Hendricks, 2005). In a seasonal marsh in Sonoma County, California, bullfrogs selected spikerush habitat in winter and spring, and aquatic buttercup in summer (Cook & Jennings 2007). Bullfrogs bred in spring and summer in deep areas with dense cover, predominantly smartweed (Cook & Jennings, 2007). Areas having high precipitations during both summer and winter, high maximum temperature, high human pressure, and intermediate minimum annual temperature were those with the highest predicted suitability for bullfrogs (Ficetola et al. 2007b). Several authors suggest that bullfrogs may have a preference for highly artificial and highly modified habitats, such as millponds, livestock grazing ponds and reservoirs (Wright & Wright, 1949; Bury & Luckenbach, 1976; Jennings, 1988, Zampella & Bunnell, 2000 in Adams et al., 2003; Doubledee et al., 2003; Ficetola et al., 2007b). Hayes and Jennings (1986, in Cook & Jennings 2007) pointed out that human-driven habitat modification, such as changes in hydrology from seasonal to permanent water, removal of emergent vegetative cover, and elevation of water temperatures from increased sunlight all favor the establishment of bullfrogs. Yiming et al. (2005) concluded from their study that the ease with which bullfrogs have invaded islands of the Zhoushan archipelago relative to the mainland has little to do with biotic resistance but results from variation in factors under human control. Habitats that are highly modified by human activity are typically characterised by a decrease or complete lack of habitat complexity (Doubledee et al., 2003). In such environments bullfrogs are expected to have high attack rates (the attack rate is a measure of bullfrog search efficiency, specifically the length
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